Monthly Archives: April 2012

A new treat

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

During this week’s shop (solo, because Kaya fell asleep in the car on the way, so the Mr stayed with him while I shopped. Since Kaya has stopped having naps we only ever need to go 2 minutes in the … Continue reading →

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Weekending

Posted on April 15, 2012 by

The weekend started with the long awaited arrival of my Mama’s Easter post – see how the sweets she sent for Kaya were gone in about two minutes? She also sent gorgeous yarn and socks and this beautiful tin of … Continue reading →

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This Moment

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

A Friday ritual inspired by SouleMama. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment to pause, savour and remember. Spying on the neighbours… there was a tiny hole in … Continue reading →

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Oh the buttons

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

Did I ever mention that buttons make me happy? I probably do about twice a week. Last week I meant to go find buttons for my latest puerperium, but then Kaya got ill – and my favourite button lady only … Continue reading →

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Yarn Along

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

Amidst a pile of unfinished projects, I cast on and finished a pair of Saartje’s booties (notes here) in a few hours. Such a sweet pattern. They do seem impossibly small, but then they look so cute it’ll be fine … Continue reading →

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More baking!

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

Ok, we might have to postpone the post-Easter healthy diet a bit more. It was one of those days when you really need some baking. And cinnamon. A little therapeutic baking is always a good thing, right? We made these … Continue reading →

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Weekending

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

Today is still weekend, right? It’s still Easter. Such a lovely long weekend, I don’t know if I’m ready for the week yet. Saturday was spent in the kitchen. Baking bread, Easter nests, cake. Dyeing eggs – although we ended … Continue reading →

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This Moment

Posted on April 6, 2012 by

A Friday ritual inspired by SouleMama. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment to pause, savour and remember. A happy Easter weekend to all of you..

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Easter Preparations

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

Firstly, thank you so much for all your lovely comments on yesterday’s post. I was rather nervous putting our announcement ‘out there’ – thank you! Kaya seems to be on the mend, luckily, so we did a little egg-blowing and … Continue reading →

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Yarn Along: Announcement

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

So here is another project I’ve been working on! (very appropriate for the occasion: maternity T-Shirt from Ravelry.) …which explains some of the secret knitting that has been going on. Because how does one spend the time waiting to ‘officially’ … Continue reading →

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